I'm still feeling the flush of my recent advanced aromatherapy workshop. It's such fun to be the student for a change! We studied the chemistry, therapeutic uses, and blending techniques for a wide selection of conifer and helichrysum essential oil species.
We made stuff, too. Lots of stuff! A luxurious body lotion, a massage oil, an inhaler (this was a blessing on the airplane going home when a passenger behind me had a coughing fit. I stuck that puppy up my nose and breathed in the bacteria-killing goodness), and a body butter (Enthusiasm Alert: I am all about the butters now and can't wait to add them to my next Holistic Aromatherapy class!).
Blending was approached from a chemical component perspective, looking at which components are most powerful within the oil. We studied four species of Helichrysum and several species of Pine, Fir and Spruce. I must confess that I never had much of a love affair with the conifers until this class. I just lumped them all together under the heading of "Christmas Tree oils" and "oils good for breathing". I am now jazzed about the myriad of therapeutic benefits this botanical group offers.
Below are some photos from the class as well as two art journal entries. Enjoy.
We made stuff, too. Lots of stuff! A luxurious body lotion, a massage oil, an inhaler (this was a blessing on the airplane going home when a passenger behind me had a coughing fit. I stuck that puppy up my nose and breathed in the bacteria-killing goodness), and a body butter (Enthusiasm Alert: I am all about the butters now and can't wait to add them to my next Holistic Aromatherapy class!).
Blending was approached from a chemical component perspective, looking at which components are most powerful within the oil. We studied four species of Helichrysum and several species of Pine, Fir and Spruce. I must confess that I never had much of a love affair with the conifers until this class. I just lumped them all together under the heading of "Christmas Tree oils" and "oils good for breathing". I am now jazzed about the myriad of therapeutic benefits this botanical group offers.
Below are some photos from the class as well as two art journal entries. Enjoy.
Am I studiously calculating chemical components for my blend?
Or just trying to see the tiny computer screen?
I'll never tell!
Or just trying to see the tiny computer screen?
I'll never tell!
Butters, butters, butters, how I loves the butters!
I was dying to remove those gloves and
just squissshhh the cocoa butter in my hands.
I was dying to remove those gloves and
just squissshhh the cocoa butter in my hands.
Our fearless leader, Andrea Butje, teaching chemistry.
Why so serious? I was having fun, I swear I was.
(In retrospect, I may have been in the throws of a hot flash)
(In retrospect, I may have been in the throws of a hot flash)
Puddle-jumper airplane (not for the claustophobic).
See why you'd need an inhaler here?
Germs don't have far to travel from one passenger to the next,
not to mention the recycled air everyone breathes.
See why you'd need an inhaler here?
Germs don't have far to travel from one passenger to the next,
not to mention the recycled air everyone breathes.
Day 1 Journal Entry
Day 2 Journal Entry
I'll be returning to Florida on February 3 for a five-day Advanced Graduate program, so stay tuned for more photos, journal entries and stories afterward!
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